Singapore Economy

• Bank lending contracts; Moody's downgrades outlook
• Local market unscathed in June despite Brexit jitters

Singapore Real Estate

• Singapore private home prices weaken for 11ths straight quarter, down 0.4% in Q2: URA flash data
• Jurong Country Club noteholders demand early redemption from JTC
• Asia-Pac real estate transparency improves the most: JLL survey
• Funan mall closes with farewell party
• Riverview reopens under Four Points brand

Companies' Brief

• GLP makes 4.9b yen development profit from Japan asset sale
• EC World Reit to raise up to S$663 million in initial public offering
• Yanlord Land Group
• Sim Lian Group
• Chiwayland International

Views, Reviews & Forum

• Homing in on an overseas property
• Tourist arrival rebound points to better year for hospitality Reits
• Higher public carpark charges from Dec 1
• Electric car-sharing scheme to be rolled out from 2017
• Asia bullish as post-Brexit rally continues
• MAS advises investors to be mindful of currency exchange risks
• Firms to get 250% tax deduction if staff help at charities
• Changes to consumer law will also better protect against errant contractors

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• British Columbia to end self regulation of real estate industry
• San Francisco landlords face dip as startup frenzy ebbs
• HK govt expands land supply but few takers
• Breathtaking, 14,000-Acre Ranch Near Aspen for Sale at $32.5 Million
• China factory activity stalls in June, more stimulus expected

Singapore Economy

• Engineering remains key to Singapore's future: PM Lee
• Brexit may dampen S'pore banks' prospects

Singapore Real Estate

• HDB resale prices inch up 0.1% in Q2
• Bottoming seen in home prices, going by URA data
• Treasure Crest EC e-applications outnumber units

Companies' Brief

• Keppel consolidates asset management businesses
• Edmund Tie & Co: There and back again
• Ascendas Reit
• CapitaLand Mall Trust
• UOL Group
• The billionaire retail rebel

Views, Reviews & Forum

• Malls, office buildings set to charge higher parking fees
• Levy HDB rates or higher to park on private estate roads
• Price rise will help allocate scarce carpark space efficiently
• Higher parking fees may drive fresh price hikes
• Brexit unlikely to cause global recession

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Post-Brexit, markets now focus on prospects of rates staying low
• Sweden faces housing crunch despite government building plan
• Barcelona raises maximum fine for illegal home rental to 600,000 euros
• More choices for Manhattan homebuyers as resale supply jumps
• Jakarta plans emergency law to let foreigners buy apartments
• China factory activity stalls in June: survey
• KL, suburbs get 25 new LRT stations
• US factory activity edges up in June
• Airbnb in bitter disputes with New York and San Francisco
• Saudi Q1 economic growth slowest in 3 years

Top Stories

• Brexit adds to the jitters in O&M sector's recovery

Singapore Economy

• S'pore June PMI slumps, putting aside talk of 'green shoots'

Singapore Real Estate

• Property cooling steps not going away yet: Report
• StreetSine launches AI chatbot for property sector
• Industrial property in Jurong up for sale
• Got a property question? Tap Sevi
• Region's retail sector expected to remain resilient

Companies' Brief

• MMP Resources plans to buy Hokkaido ski operator for S$1m
• CapitaLand Commercial Trust
• Tiong Seng Holdings
• Stanchart private equity arm buys stake in Phoon Huat

Views, Reviews & Forum

• Analysts see further boost to S-Reits amid Brexit fallout
• Parking fee hike after big jump in running costs

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Realtors pitch Toronto, Vancouver to soak up capital flight from Brexit
• Brooklyn neighbourhood is where Airbnb is being put to the test
• UK slashing corporate tax to keep investment inflow
• Brexit a wake-up call for Asean, says Indonesian minister

Singapore Economy

• Brexit won't hurt just UK-EU trade, says World Bank
• Brexit unlikely to affect trade, investment in East Asia & Pacific
• Asia-Pacific economic picture outside of China brightens: S&P
• Private sector output at 5-month high

Singapore Real Estate

• In high spirits despite post-Brexit hangover
• Claremont hotel going for S$90m
• Wing Tai sells stake in condo to joint venture partner CDL

Companies' Brief

• Greenland to spin off six hotels in Reit or private fund
• MCT makes S$1.78b purchase from sponsor

Views, Reviews & Forum

• Investors should guard against complacency in post-Brexit world
• UK's lower corporate tax unlikely to affect Singapore
• Funds drawn to S-Reits amid post-Brexit worries
• Two bumper deals stir up IPO scene
• Hotels catering to growing number of Muslim travellers

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Factory orders in May dip after two straight months of rises
• Sterling continues to slide, touching 31-year low
• Shareholders lose out in Vanke takeover fight
• Uniqlo suspends most travel to Bangladesh; hotel cancellations up
• Real estate funds in UK freeze withdrawals
• Brexit may shatter British dream of a home in the Spanish sun
• US landlords help tenants buy their properties
• US hoteliers find Airbnb in Cuba, before them
• RBA holds rates, stays silent on further easing
• France lures London bankers with extra tax break
• Billionaire Tom Barrack's Wine and Polo Pursuits

Singapore Economy

• Temasek returns -9% in FY2016 - its worst showing since 2009

Singapore Real Estate

• Nine shop units in Holland Road Shopping Centre up for sale
• Property circuit excited over 2 big deals for good reason
• SRX Property data differs from HDB flash figures
• Northwave EC gets 240 e-applications for 358 units, Treasure Crest EC over-subscribed

Companies' Brief

• SPH Reit's Q3 DPU higher at 1.36 cents
• Lum Chang MD and sons launch takeover offer for Ellipsiz
• Amex, CapitaLand tie up in big-data trawl
• Global Logistic Properties

Views, Reviews & Forum

• Britain's housing market remains strong
• Asia investors are at risk from slide in London property prices
• Fixed deposit-linked home loans getting more popular

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Fed minutes suggest uncertain outlook over Brexit
• China faces innovation centre glut as top-down policy backfires
• How the Hamptons Became a Pop-Up Breeding Ground
• Brexiled? What Your London Broomcloset Buys in Europe
• Italy's plan to shore up its banks could roil Europe
• OECD employment levels recovering, but 'job quality is low'
• 3 more property funds halt withdrawals after Brexit vote

Top Stories

• Phase 1 of 150km green trail will start at year end

Singapore Economy

• Parliament to discuss Brexit impact on S'pore
• What S'pore considers when urban planning
• Brexit throws up interesting punts - but caution still rules
• Few expect MAS to act on latest Singdollar surge

Singapore Real Estate

• Errors in analyst's report on SRX Property's HDB data
• Northwave EC posts dismal first-day sales of about 20 units
• Bangladeshi group pays S$135m for Centrium Square's retail space
• Park Mall to shut at end of September
• Luxury homes hit auction floors as sale, rental prospects wane

Companies' Brief

• Singapore property/Reits | Overweight

Views, Reviews & Forum

• Basel III rules may cause another property-fuelled crisis
• Tougher rules on lift, escalator upkeep to improve safety
• Feedback wanted on allowing double tax deduction for costs
• Singapore governance in a troubled post-Brexit world
• Frozen UK property funds not sold to retail investors here
• Living with robots

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• China's soft inflation, grim global outlook point to more stimulus
• G-20 nations pledge to boost trade despite growing protectionism
• IMF warns of euro area downside risks
• Japan's service-sector sentiment weakens on post-Brexit yen gain
• Vietnam's economy seen slowing to 6.2-6.3% this year
• British property panic a red flag for banks, insurers
• Europe's banking sector on the brink
• Manhattan tenants ditch higher rents for flood of better deals
• S Korea's 20t won stimulus plan lifts builders from 11-year lows

Singapore Economy

• New CBD in Jurong to offer flexible spaces for future economy
• Brexit likely to dampen global growth: Tharman
• MAS can make grants to IMF with House's approval

Singapore Real Estate

• HDB inks pact to explore materials that cut noise
• Surbana Jurong launches 'Smart City in a Box'
• Asia Square Tower 1 sets Asia-Pac record
• Tee Land unit buys Geylang site for S$20 million

Companies' Brief

• Chiwayland making foray into US property market
• SGX S-Reits outperform benchmark MSCI World Reit Index

Views, Reviews & Forum

• Playing it safe with escalators
• MOM concerned with "deteriorating" workplace safety situation: Lim Swee Say
• Do more to protect against rogue contractors

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Yen slips as Tokyo stocks jump
• Yuexiu acquires residential parcel in Zhejiang for 986m yuan

Singapore Economy

• More banking reform work ahead, says MAS chief
• Singapore shares open 0.37% higher on Wednesday
• Call for SMEs to evolve to thrive in future economy
• S’pore’s growth sluggish in Q2, keeps central bank pressured

Singapore Real Estate

• Weak sentiment still weighing down Singapore property market, says Redas chief Augustine Tan
• Property cooling measures to stay till at least 2017: analysts
• S'pore to build 5th desalination plant on Jurong Island
• Investors advised to seek Asian assets with stable income, rental upside
• Rents of Grade A CBD offices, prime retail spots facing pressure
• SRX non-landed private home price index rises four months in a row
• Making Jurong district a viable second CBD
• Knowledge city in Guangzhou to get smart eco tech centre

Companies' Brief

• Don't let S-chip baggage cloud judgement of Chinese Reits
• CapitaLand unit buys Melbourne property through joint venture

Views, Reviews & Forum

• Brexit's fallout comes into focus, and uncertainty will prevail
• Temasek shifts focus to tech amid global search for yield

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Bond investors likely to drop longer dated Japan debt for shorter dated
• Yen sheds post-Brexit gains after Japan election
• Property firms expect Frankfurt to win big from Brexit
• Asian markets within reach of 2016 peak as global stocks erase Brexit losses
• $6.25 Million Gramercy Park Penthouse Needs a Buyer

Singapore Economy

• Digital age means companies can be born global players: Iswaran
• Singapore economy grows 2.2% in Q2, in line with expectations

Singapore Real Estate

• GIC invests in fund that bought Korean logistics centre for US$130m
• Sim Lian prices Treasure Crest at an average S$742 psf
• Private condo rents flat, HDB rents dip in June: SRX Property
• Smart tools to drive HDB town planning
• 2 HDB projects get ABC Waters certification

Companies' Brief

• Soilbuild sees challenge amid slowdown in manufacturing sector
• Yanlord to develop site in Suzhou with China Ping An Insurance unit

Views, Reviews & Forum

• 3M lighting solutions on trial in HDB corridors, carparks
• Financing retirement needs by extracting housing equity
• Why the ABSD and other property cooling measures should stay

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• China's economy expected to grow 6.5% to 6.7% in Q2
• China's trade weakens as June exports, imports fall
• Legal activists seek to block Indonesia's tax amnesty plan
• Miami's 'Condo King' prepares to hand over empire to his sons
• Jin Jiang not checking into AccorHotels board for now
• Bank Negara makes surprise interest rate cut
• Google HQ plan given new life after Silicon Valley land swap
• PE firms see new allure in old-world Indian retail

Singapore Economy

• External factors create uncertainty for S'pore's H2
• BOE surprises markets by holding rates, signals August loosening
• PSB Academy starts work on S$15m city campus

Singapore Real Estate

• Luxury condo deals double in first half
• Retail woes: Don’t blame the landlords
• Competition watchdog looks into supply of HDB lift spare parts
• Fancy cooking your meal in a mall's shared kitchen?

Companies' Brief

• First Reit's Q2 DPU edges up on Kupang acquisition

Views, Reviews & Forum

• BNM rate cut: No big impact on margins seen
• Plan it right for second CBD
• S’pore businesses sharpen Asean focus amid Brexit uncertainty
• S’porean millennials lead in online cross-border shopping

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Yen hit again as bullish spell continues for global stocks
• Bank of Korea holds key rate at record low, cuts growth forecast
• Bank of England keeps rates unchanged
• Brexit vote ravages sentiment in UK housing market: poll
• Galaxy woos big shoppers as Macau gaming slumps
• Seller-financed home sales are 'toxic transactions'
• California Fitness closes all its gyms in Hong Kong

Top Stories

• Government to take over SMRT's rail assets
• Box traffic set to dip in Singapore

Singapore Economy

• Motor sales power May's retail sales growth to 3%
• CEOs appointed for two new statutory boards
• Good response for urbanisation forum

Singapore Real Estate

• New sales of private homes up 10% in H1
• ION Orchard ups its F&B game

Companies' Brief

• FCT declares 3.04 cents for Q3 DPU
• SPH Q3 profit falls 46.4% on impairments in magazines
• Director buying falls, selling stays low

Views, Reviews & Forum

• So you want to go en bloc...
• E-commerce putting heat on hotels, real estate market
• Do more to ensure safety of buildings
• Riding on the Belt and Road Initiative
• Private estate residents say unfair to introduce paid parking outside their houses, but others say roads are public spaces
• Is Singapore Inc destroying value?
• Asean - the new growth frontier
• MAS lowers capital provisions for insurers

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• China Q2 GDP strong but weakness ahead
• Retail sales, consumer prices rise
• Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail tender to be called 'within a year'
• Property, construction boost China economy
• Billionaire shows how small buildings in NYC can mean big money
• Japan's Fast Retailing feels Brexit sting as yen strengthens
• Uncertainty is the only certainty for UK landlords post-Brexit
• Historic Brick Farm 30 Minutes from NYC Is Up for $10.5 Million
• Brexit Means You Might Be Able to Afford a Scottish Castle (or Two)
• Malaysia's new central bank governor leaves economists puzzled
• Providing solutions for sustainable urbanisation in China
• Jakarta's tax amnesty to start on Monday
• China's online retailers move into real world

Top Stories

• SGX to hive off regulatory functions

Singapore Economy

• Temasek may take SMRT private: sources
• S'pore inflation expectation hits a 5-year low
• June exports fall as growth slows in key markets

Singapore Real Estate

• Sentosa to develop two new attractions
• 72% of units at Treasure Crest EC sold at weekend

Companies' Brief

• Religare: EC World Reit's yield not worth the risks
• Keppel DC Reit's Q2 DPU up 3.1%
• Keppel Infrastructure Q2 profit lifted by Basslink compensation
• GKE Corporation

Views, Reviews & Forum

• Land may not be smartest place for one's nest egg
• Malls, crowded places advised to gear up for terror threats
• E-commerce putting heat on hotels, real estate market
• Temasek's potential buyout of SMRT unlikely a nationalisation move, say analysts
• Singapore bondholders brace for defaults as borrowers seek easier terms
• Retail, infocomm see happier customers

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Outlook positive for Asia's developing economies: ADB
• Indonesia starts new tax amnesty programme to boost tax revenues
• 42% of Hong Kong residents want to leave, survey by independent think-tank finds
• UK developers offer incentives to entice buyers
• China sees slowing home price growth in June
• China June home prices rise 7.3% on year but monthly gains slow further

Top Stories

• Singapore to KL in 90 minutes: High-speed rail targets 2026 start date

Singapore Economy

• Tharman optimistic about future of Chinese economy

Singapore Real Estate

• Keppel and CapitaLand groups sweep corporate governance 'Oscars'
• Setting FCL on a long-term growth path (Singapore Corporate Awards 2016)
• Sports and business are largely intertwined (Singapore Corporate Awards 2016)
• A strong business case for sustainability (Singapore Corporate Awards 2016)
• Communication and transparency are vital (Singapore Corporate Awards 2016)
• Surbana Jurong to set up Sri Lanka consultancy

Companies' Brief

• Sale of Sydney office building hits Keppel Reit in Q2

Views, Reviews & Forum

• Second CBD must be viably different

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• China needs new growth driver as urbanisation is reaching its limit
• China working on new office to lure overseas talent
• IMF downgrades global outlook on Brexit vote
• Brexit uncertainty leads IMF to cut world growth forecast
• Pre-sales of London homes down 34% on Brexit woes
• NZ central bank restricts borrowing for property
• Hampton home sales, prices down on share market jitters
• Home prices soar in some US cities
• Gagosian Gallery to Pay $4.28 Million in Tax Settlement
• This $14 Million Ranch Has a Go-Kart Track and a $1 Million Pool

Top Stories

• Temasek offers S$1.68 a share to take SMRT private in S$1.2b deal
• What's driving the privatisation?

Singapore Economy

• Push for new laws to make S'pore a debt workout centre
• Singapore-KL High Speed Rail: Big gains for Singapore a decade from now, say experts

Singapore Real Estate

• BCA opens SkyLab to lift green building technology research
• AHTC to award contract on Town Council Accounting System 'shortly'
• Decision on HSR alignment, land acquisition will take years, say experts

Companies' Brief

• Ascott Reit keeps faith with London
• EC World Reit prices IPO at 81 cents apiece
• Keppel unit bags S$100m contracts
• JV contributions help CCT lift DPU for second quarter
• Two new Keppel Capital funds hope to raise US$1.5b
• US purchases pay off for Ascott Reit
• What's fuelling Bt Sembawang rally?
• Coldwell Banker adds 7 franchisees

Views, Reviews & Forum

• Singapore: from planned chaos to a distinctive city
• Reits’ unrealistic rent demands contributing to S’pore’s retail woes

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Recent market rebound from Brexit-linked losses premature and risky: IIF
• US$ hits 4-month high on rate hike expectations
• Wheelock sells HK Peak mansion for HK$630m
• Foreign cash reviving home building in Spain
• Canadian developers start building only after getting high sales
• Hedge funds turn bullish as China weathers slower growth, Brexit vote

Singapore Economy

• STI drifts to weaker close
• SMRT shares close 6.5% up after Temasek buyout offer
• Retail spending: big data is the name of the game

Singapore Real Estate

• Khaw: Govt mulling direct MRT link from airport to city and to high-speed rail terminus
• Singapore commercial space prices, rentals fall further in Q2
• 'Pervasive' lapses found in WP town council
• Prime property market warming up
• Singapore private home prices weaken for 11th straight quarter, vacancy rate hits 16-year high
• HDB resale prices remain unchanged in Q2, transactions on up
• Funan mall redevelopment will cost S$560m, be completed by Q4 2019

Companies' Brief

• Suntec Reit's Q2 DPU flat at 2.5 cents
• Keppel's Q2 profit falls 48.1% to S$205.8m
• New acquisitions boost A-Reit's Q1 distribution
• CapitaLand Mall Trust posts 1.1% rise in Q2 DPU on higher property income

Views, Reviews & Forum

• Private-equity deals slow in Q1: report

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• A new building in Queens that can't be overlooked: a library
• High-end hotels to open in Tokyo in response to rise in visitors
• Japan property firms get 50-year long-term loans
• High eco-city bid shows confidence
• Apartments in Indonesia for sale to foreigners soon
• Asia dips as weak results halt bull run on Wall St., yen holds gains
• Billionaire Caribbean Retreat Offers Total Privacy for $7.2 Million

Top Stories

• Funds seek opportunities amid 'lower for longer' setting

Singapore Economy

• SME-friendly taxation for fairness: Tharman
• S'pore firms eye growth opportunities in Australia
• Singapore businesses nervous amid volatile economy: poll

Singapore Real Estate

• Q2 home prices show signs of bottoming out
• Steeper falls in office and retail rents in Q2: URA
• New Jurong buzz triggers red-hot response at condo launch
• Khong Guan puts Tai Seng property up for sale
• CMT to fork out S$560m for Funan redevelopment

Companies' Brief

• Sephora remains upbeat about Singapore retail sector
• Cambridge Industrial Trust's Q2 DPU falls in absence of one-off items
• Clio puts on its best face to woo Asia
• Frasers Commercial Trust posts higher Q3 earnings
• Ascendas India Trust
• City Developments Ltd
• Lum Chang Holdings
• Rowsley
• Suntec Reit
• Ascendas Reit
• Ascott Residence Trust

Views, Reviews & Forum

• A few steps? HDB to make homes more elderly-friendly
• The dos and don'ts of growth investing
• Airbnb must adapt to laws of the land
• Paid parking sends strong signal to private home owners

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• UK economy wilts after Brexit as PMI dips most in 20 years
• Locals priced out by tourists in Lisbon: the Airbnb effect in the historic centre
• Can't find a room at the Rio Olympics? Try the luxury sex suite
• Change in law to start avalanche of foreign investment in Brazil land
• Economist Karl Case, developer of Home Price Index, dies at 69
• US existing home sales in June hit highest level since '07
• China's Wanda to sell Madrid project for 272m euros
• China Vanke, top shareholder face questioning from securities regulator
• Denmark mortgage bank warns of 'out of control' housing market
• Here Are the Luxe Amenities in NYC's Tallest Residential Building

Singapore Economy

• June CPI prompts confidence in MAS policy continuity but woes on Brexit impact
• S'pore manufacturing gets boost from 3M's S$135m Tuas expansion
• Indonesian tax amnesty could spark outflow from Singapore
• Inflation making 'modest ascent' after bottoming out: MAS
• Sluggish growth amid Brexit; financial services gains to ease

Singapore Real Estate

• Property cooling measures to stay amid lower-for-longer rates
• Asia Pacific's first-half hotel transaction volume rises 13.2%
• Four sites on auction as firm winds up

Companies' Brief

• Mapletree Logistics' Q1 DPU stays at 1.85 cents
• Crowdo gets full securities crowdfunding licence

Views, Reviews & Forum

• Making homes elderly-friendly

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• World Bank 'planning SDR bonds in China'
• Yuan fails haven test ahead of reserve basket move
• More inquiries received from Chinese buyers after Brexit vote
• Hammerson: UK property market facing uncertainty after Brexit vote
• Rio Olympic village unfit for occupancy; athletes refuse to move in
• Dinner, movies and colonoscopy at a mall in future
• LVMH to sell Donna Karan International for $885m
• Yellen waiting for strong evidence to hike rates
• Chinese bank to sell $2.2b of bad debt as securities
• Fortune Reit's takings rise 6% for first half of the year
• Crazy 12-Bedroom New England Lake Compound Is Up for Half Price
• AMC offers $1.6b for Carmike Cinemas
• Melbourne plans $11b rail system to relieve congestion

Singapore Economy

• S$100m fund set aside to boost quality and standards ecosystem
• S'pore may overtake London in fintech amid Brexit fallout
• Changi Airport ranks 3rd in traveller spending
• S’pore banks facing earnings stumble as bad loans, sibor bite
• S’pore banks facing earnings stumble as bad loans, sibor bite
• Changes to Town Councils Act ‘should retain its spirit’
• Mandai masterplan tweaked to lower impact on environment

Companies' Brief

• Marina Bay Sands Q2 earnings dip 1.7% to US$357m
• Mapletree Commercial Trust's DPU up 1% in Q1
• Fullerton eyes defence, China real estate

Views, Reviews & Forum

• Rate cuts are better than negative rates

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• June new-home sales rise at fastest pace since Feb '08
• Yen reaches two-week high against euro
• Sun Hung Kai slices margins to push sales, beats target
• Brooklyn developer Leser Group taps Israeli market for 125m shekel bond issue
• Mainland Chinese underpin HK luxury rents: Savills
• New York's first zoning resolution turns 100
• Overseas buyers of Vancouver homes face additional tax
• Negative interest rates force Japan pension fund to adopt riskier investment strategy
• Wanda boss heads for record M&A year with US$16b in deals
• Knocking on India's Smart Cities door

Singapore Economy

• New bankruptcy rules kick in from August
• Banks welcome MAS guidelines on cloud computing
• Four ways Singapore will elevate role of quality and standards

Singapore Real Estate

• Corals at Keppel Bay owners to get integrated smart home app
• Paving the way for more inclusive buildings
• Who’s Who In Property (The Business Times, epaper, Page 25-44)

Companies' Brief

• CapitaLand Retail China's Q2 DPU falls 4.4%
• Viva Industrial Trust's Q2 DPS down 5.4%
• Lian Beng's Q4 net profit down 43.9%

Views, Reviews & Forum

• So what's driving higher parking fees?
• Raising construction sector productivity - with an app

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Abe unveils record 28t yen shot-in-arm for economy
• Canadian oil town apartment owner's stock most shorted as bears circle
• Dalian Wanda buyout deal gets Glass Lewis backing
• Landlord AvalonBay woos tenants by hiking rent concessions
• Errant landlord arrested in New York
• Beijing's real estate sales in 2015 surge 64.8%
• De Blasio's NY housing plan seen falling short
• Britain's Rightmove says property sales fell ahead of Brexit vote
• GSK to invest $490m in UK despite Brexit vote
• Buy a Paper Mill Heiress’s Greenwich Mansion for $5.5 Million

Singapore Economy

• Unemployment in S'pore creeps up to 2.1% in June: MOM
• Bike-sharing pilot could be expanded to Marina Bay/city centre, Tampines and Pasir Ris towns

Singapore Real Estate

• Industrial property prices could fall further: analysts
• Prices of completed private apartments, condos up 0.6% in June: NUS index
• Compass One to reopen in September with larger library, new playground
• Woodlands envisioned as Singapore’s Northern Gateway
• New BCA rules for building owners to improve accessibility for less mobile persons

Companies' Brief

• CDL working on PPS for Nouvel 18: sources
• Far East Hospitality Trust's Q2 DPS falls 12.9% on lower NPI
• GSH expands into Chinese real estate
• CDL H-Trust's Q2 DPS falls 0.9% on weaker net property income
• SC Global introduces enhanced purchase plan for Hilltops units
• Chiwayland enters JV to develop residential project in Wuhan
• Ascendas India Trust invests in Hyderabad IT building
• Singapore's first Apple Store looks set for November opening
• Temasek takes stake in Italian fashion company

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Fed says risks have diminished as it leaves rates unchanged
• China set to welcome first SDR bonds since 1980s
• Asia's worst property market now on the mend
• US jobless claims rise; labour market still strong
• Housing boom spurs Canada lumber surge as US mulls import duty
• Brexit to weaken UK housing in near-term, Nationwide says
• Airbnb rentals planned by Japan real estate firm on tourist boom

Top Stories

• Demand for turning condos to serviced apartments wanes

Singapore Economy

• Savvy investors 'can benefit from Brexit-like events'
• Singapore shares open 0.26% higher on Monday
• Bank loans down for 9th straight month in June
• Local services firms more upbeat in hiring
• Emerging markets back in the black
• Rise in EP qualifying pay could affect bottom lines, say observers

Singapore Real Estate

• Queen Astrid Park GCB fetches S$44.5m
• Need for Reit sponsors to be more committed
• HDB bags award for green innovations

Companies' Brief

• MGCCT's Q1 DPU rises 9.1% to 1.85 cents
• Roxy-Pacific's Q2 profit rises 53% to S$19.9m on fair value gains
• Starhill Reit FY16 DPU up 1.4%
• CDLHT says hotel rates will stay competitive amid supply
• Frasers Hospitality Trust sees Q3 distributable income rise
• FEHT expects S'pore hospitality industry to stay competitive
• School property in Hillside Drive goes for $68m
• Boutique developer eyes Catalist listing

Views, Reviews & Forum

• 2005: Singapore rolls dice with casino plans
• Funding Societies sees overheating in crowdfunding
• Time for Singapore to consider changes to grow its tourism receipts

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• US stocks end week on flat note
• Investors start buying London property again
• Thousands of Maryland homes certified as lead-free may not be
• China economic woes, ecology fears hit reclaimed city off S'pore
• China steps up campaign to curb rising risks in financial sector
• Australia home price growth slows in July: CoreLogic
• Sinarmas Land and KOP to develop Nuvasa Bay areas in Batam
• UK mortgage approvals fall to 13-month low on Brexit jitters
• NZ building consents up 35% in the year to June
• US GDP grows 1.2% in Q2 as inventories fall
• Asian shares edge up as soft US GDP cuts Fed rate hike bets